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India | India

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Job Description

Information Security Risk Officer, COO -(2400002400)
Job : Governance, Risk Management & Compliance
Primary Location : Asia-India-Chennai
Schedule : Full-time
Employee Status : Permanent
Posting Date : 21/Feb/2024, 9:32:27 AM
Unposting Date : Ongoing

The Role Responsibilities

• The Group Chief Information Security Risk Officer (CISRO) organisation is instrumental in protecting and ensuring the resilience of Standard Chartered Bank’s data and IT systems by managing information and cyber security (ICS) risk across the enterprise. 
• As a critical function reporting into the Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Group CISRO serves as the second line of defence for assuring ICS controls are implemented effectively and in accordance with the ICS Risk Type Framework and for instilling a positive culture of cyber security within the Bank. 
• As part of the function, the team of Information Security Risk Officers (ISRO) performs a pivotal role as an extension of the CISRO in supporting the ICS risk management strategy, governance, advisory and assurance roles that face off to the Client Businesses, Regions, and Functions. 
• Strong technical knowledge in ICS controls domains – Identity Access Management (IAM), Privileged Identity, Authentication, Authorisation technologies

Strategy

• The Information Security Risk Officer for Group Transformation, Technology & Operations (TTO) is a permanent strategic role that requires strong business acumen and deep knowledge and in depth experience of Information and Cyber Security (ICS), in particular in Cloud, Vulnerability Management, Network Security domains. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of operating in a second line capacity within an ICS or risk management organisation, and can respond flexibly and collaboratively to evolving business, regulatory and threat requirements. The role reports directly to the Global Head, ISRO TTO. The ISRO for TOO will work with the CISRO and others to address ICS as a principal risk type for the Bank and support its integration into the Bank's overall Enterprise Risk Management strategy. The role will provide oversight and challenge of ICS risk management and control effectiveness as a risk partner to TTO as defined in the Bank’s ICS Risk Type Framework and under delegation from the Group CISRO.

Business

• The role delivers services that continually monitor the ICS threat landscape, undertake constructive and robust oversight of the effectiveness of ICS controls and risk remediation strategies, and ensure accurate, insightful and transparent ICS risk reporting is provided to senior management to provide them appropriate assurance and confidence on the TTO ICS risk profile.
• We are seeking an information and cyber security risk specialist to deliver a range of activities associated with the discharging of CISRO second line responsibilities. This role will have considerable engagement with all business units, risk committees, and other stakeholders across the bank, but especially those in TTO covering Identity and Access Management domain.

Processes

The major functional activities that the ISRO for TTO will lead and manage are:

• Overseeing and challenging 1st line ICS risk proposals and risk-taking activities for Cloud, Network Security and Vulnerability Management domains;
• Intervening in 1st line activities if they are not in line with existing or adjusted Risk Appetite;
• Monitoring of ICS risks and associated remediation plans across business lines using the CISRO Governance Risk Type Framework;
• Assuring the 1st line implements controls to comply with applicable laws and regulations as defined by the CISRO Policy team and escalate significant regulatory non-compliance matters and developments to the Group CISRO;
• Promoting a healthy ICS risk culture and good conduct within Transformation, Technology & Operations Cloud, Network Security and Vulnerability Management domains.

People & Talent

• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values.
• Employ, engage and retain high quality people, with succession planning for critical roles.
• Uphold and reinforce the independence of the second line ICS Risk function.

Risk Management

• Support the assessment of ICS risk and reporting by TTO 1st line teams.
• Support the ISRO TTO team in the use of the ICS RTF and other techniques from a 2nd line perspective.
• Raise visibility of ICS weaknesses to drive ICS improvements and uplift.
• Highlight gaps or control weaknesses against security standards and regulations in the key ICS domains (Identity Access Management (IAM), Application Security, Vulnerability Management, Malware Protection, Network Security, API security, Cloud and Container Security
• Create risk mitigation plans calling out where these are ineffective or insufficiently followed.
• Perform thematic reviews as required by the ISRO team.

Governance

• Work with teams within TTO and participate in work groups and other meetings to understand, advise, and challenge on ICS matters
• Report any ICS risks/issues during TTO NFRC which require attention and support
• Ensure consistency of reporting and production of high-quality documentation and materials.
• Provide recommendations and feedback to CISRO teams based on experience with TTO

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

• Group CISRO Leadership Team
• Group ISRO Leadership Team
• Group TTO Risk Management and Cloud Governance Heads and teams
• Group CISO
• ISROs for Functions, Businesses and Regions
• Other CISRO teams
• Group Internal Audit

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